法苑珠林 34.24

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又佛般泥洹經云。又欲近道當有四喜宜善念行。一曰。念佛意喜不離。二曰。念法意喜不離。三曰。念眾意喜不離。四曰。念戒意喜不離。念此四喜必令具足。而自了見。當望正度。求解身要。可以除斷地獄畜生餓鬼之道。雖往來走天上人中。不過七生自得苦際。

Furthermore, the Fo ban nihuan jing says: "Moreover, if one desires to approach the Way, there are four joys that one should properly contemplate and practice: first, contemplating the Buddha with joyful mind never departing; second, contemplating the Dharma with joyful mind never departing; third, contemplating the Saṃgha with joyful mind never departing; fourth, contemplating the precepts with joyful mind never departing. If one contemplates these four joys, one must certainly make them complete, and through clear self-comprehension, one should look toward correct deliverance and seek the essential meaning of bodily liberation. This will enable one to eliminate and cut off the paths of hell, animals, and hungry ghosts. Although one may shuttle back and forth between heaven and humankind, in no more than seven rebirths one will of oneself reach the limit of suffering."